Fugitive and friends arrested by Elkin Police

A Michigan fugitive was arrested last week along with his two friends after a joint investigation between the Elkin and Jonesville Police Department nabbed the trio.

The Elkin Police Department had investigated four incidents where the suspects, one being a male claiming to be hearing impaired, alledgedly approached people in parking lots of area businesses asking for money to get back home to Michigan, according to a police release.

The Elkin Tribune first heard of the original incident via complaints reported to the paper and chatter on Facebook.